Cell Biology Techniques
8/23 Overview/Culture systems -- Harrington
8/25 Cell biology techniques -- Harrington
8/28 Microscopy -- Dunn
8/30 Microscopy demonstration -- Atkinson
Model Systems
9/1 C. elegans and Drosophila -- Skalnik
9/4 LABOR DAY
9/6 Life cycle of S. cerevisiae -- Goebl
9/8 The laboratory mouse as a genetic model system -- Skalnik
Cytoskeleton
9/11 Immediate Filaments in Cell Structure -- Harrington
9/13 Cell-Cell interactions -- Harrington
9/15 Extracellular matrix -- Harrington
9/18 Actin & Myosin -- Atkinson
9/20 Actin & Myosin -- Atkinson
9/22 Actin & Myosin discussion -- Atkinson
9/25 Microtubule Assembly and Dynamics (Division) -- Atkinson
9/27 Microtubules and Cellular Function -- Atkinson
9/29 Molecular Motors (Trafficking) -- Atkinson
10/2 Microtubule Discussion -- Atkinson
Cellular Compartments
10/4 Cytoplasm -- Harrington
10/6 EXAM 1 (8/24 – 10/2 information)
10/9 Mitochondrion/Microbody -- Goebl
10/11 Endoplasmic Reticulum and the Golgi Body -- Goebl
10/13 Acidified Organelles -- Goebl
10/16 Cell Organelle Discussion -- Goebl
Intracellular Sorting
10/18 Protein Trafficking I -- Atkinson
10/20 Chaperones -- Goebl
10/23 Protein Trafficking II -- Atkinson
10/25 Protein Trafficking Discussion -- Atkinson
10/27 ATP Dependent Protein Degradation -- Goebl
10/30 A Rapidly Degrading Discussion -- Goebl
Nucleus
11/1 Nuclear Organization -- Harrington
11/3 Chromatin/Chromosome Structure -- Harrington
11/6 Nuclear transport -- Harrington
11/8 Nuclear transport Discussion -- Harrington
Cell Growth and Division
11/10 Cell Division I -- Goebl
11/13 EXAM II (10/4– 11/8 information)
11/15 Cell Division II -- Goebl
11/17 A Divided Discussion -- Goebl
11/20 Cell Division III -- Goebl
11/22 THANKSGIVING VACATION
11/24 THANKSGIVING VACATION
11/27 Cell Division IV -- Goebl
11/29 Another Divided Discussion -- Goebl
Tissue Growth
12/1 Growth Factors -- Harrington
12/4 Tissue Renewal -- Harrington
12/6 Aging
12/8 Discussion -- Harrington
12/11 EXAM III (11/10– 12/8 information)
